2001 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2001 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3–5, 2001. All rounds were held in San Diego, California at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The semifinals were televised by ESPN2. The West Coast Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN.

2001 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2000–01
Teams	8
Site	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Champions	Gonzaga (4th title)
Winning coach	Mark Few (2nd title)
MVP	Dan Dickau (Gonzaga)
Television	ESPN2, ESPN
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2000–01 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga †	13	–	1		.929			26	–	7		.788
Pepperdine	12	–	2		.857			22	–	9		.710
Santa Clara	10	–	4		.714			20	–	12		.625
San Diego	7	–	7		.500			16	–	13		.552
San Francisco	5	–	9		.357			12	–	18		.400
Loyola Marymount	5	–	9		.357			9	–	19		.321
Portland	4	–	10		.286			11	–	17		.393
Saint Mary's	0	–	14		.000			2	–	27		.069
† 2001 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Gonzaga Bulldogs earned their third straight WCC Tournament title and an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.^[2] Dan Dickau of Gonzaga was named Tournament MVP.

Bracket

	Quarter finals Saturday, March 3					Semi-finals Sunday, March 4					Finals Monday, March 5
	1	Gonzaga	105
	8	Saint Mary's	65
						1	Gonzaga	76
						4	San Diego	68
	4	San Diego	62
	5	San Francisco	42
											1	Gonzaga	80
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											3	Santa Clara	77
	3	Santa Clara	77
	6	Loyola Marymount	60
						2	Pepperdine	78
						3	Santa Clara	84
	2	Pepperdine	81
	7	Portland	71

See also

• West Coast Conference

References

1. sports-reference.com 2000-01 West Coast Conference Season Summary
2. "Zags avenge only loss – to Santa Clara". ESPN.com. March 5, 2001. Retrieved June 9, 2019.